Dakarai Moore, 12, of Detroit, who has had both of his legs amputated, did a pace car lap and hung out with NASCAR Cup Series driver David Ragan before Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway. Video by George Sipple/DFP

It's Larson's second win of the season, and second win at MIS in as many seasons, as he takes the points lead

He also won the August 2016 race at MIS and now has three Cup Series wins in 127 career races.

He also regained the lead in the season points standings over Martin Truex Jr., who finished sixth in the No. 78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota.

Truex claimed each of the first two stages in the race.

“The 78 was by far the class of the field, I thought,” Larson said. “I know I led a lot of laps. Seemed like whenever he wanted to get the lead, he hit a nitro button and would cruise up to the lead, then check out. He was the class of the field.

”I thought we were probably a third- or fourth-place car,” Larson said. “To come out a winner, it makes it that much more exciting, I guess.

“I guess it would be disappointing if I finished outside the top 10 or something. For not having the dominant car, to do everything right to get a win today, was special.”

830776246.jpg BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 12: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Ideal Door/Menards Toyota, leads the field past the green flag at the start of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series LTi Printing 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 12, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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830342290.jpg BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 11: Jennifer Jo Cobb, driver of the #10 Driven2Honor.org Chevrolet, stands in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series LTI Printing 200 at Michigan International Speedway on August 11, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)
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696622500.jpg BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 16: Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Chevrolet, looks on from the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 16, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Kyle Busch was leading before a caution came out for debris on Lap 181. Larson went inside to pass Busch on the restart four laps later.

“Ryan Blaney gave me a heck of a push,” Larson said. “So, I’ve really got to thank him a ton. I knew the Penske cars took off good, so I was happy to see him behind me. For us to withstand a few restarts there with some tough competitors there was pretty important. ... What a great Father’s Day present for myself and all the other fathers out there. My dad is here today, too.

“So, I’m looking forward to celebrating with him. We’ve been so close to so many other wins. This is our second Cup win of the year, but we’ve had six second place finishes. All-in-all, it’s a good season so far and we’ll continue to keep building on what we’ve got.”

Elliott earned his third top 10 finished in four races at MIS and his ninth top-10 finish of 2017.

“We had a couple of opportunities to get the lead,” Elliott said. “And unfortunately, it just didn’t work out. But we’ll move on. Congratulations to Kyle. He had a fast car today and we’ll try to go get ‘em next week.”

Kyle Larson after winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, June 18, 2017.(Photo: George Sipple, DFP)

Joey Logano finished third Team Penske. Logano said it was good to “stop the bleeding.”